OpenVPN Access Server / Self-Hosted VPN
OpenVPN Inc. | 2.13.1Linux/Unix, Ubuntu Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS - 64-bit Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
External reviews
External reviews are not included in the AWS star rating for the product.
A very affordable, easy-to-use VPN solution, MFA included.
What do you like best about the product?
OpenVPN Access Server is very easy to set up and configure.
It has very affordable and simple licensing.
It includes options for SSO integration AND MFA.
Support response has been prompt when needed.
It has very affordable and simple licensing.
It includes options for SSO integration AND MFA.
Support response has been prompt when needed.
What do you dislike about the product?
Resetting MFA tokens for users seems to only be doable via command line. I have yet to find a web admin portal option to do so.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
OpenVPN provides an MFA-compliant secure remote access solution.
Many of our users work remotely, and need access to internal services.
Many of our users work remotely, and need access to internal services.
- Leave a Comment |
- Mark review as helpful
Very useful for database security
What do you like best about the product?
It helps us to have a secure access to our database.
What do you dislike about the product?
It's expensive, wish there was a less expensive option.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It reduces the risks of unwanted access to our db.
OpenVPN for secure connection
What do you like best about the product?
It is an open-source and highly secure, encryption.
What do you dislike about the product?
Performance and taking the high battery from mobile
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Establishing the connection between the cloud and the end user in the highly secure way
Simple to set up and manage your own VPN Server
What do you like best about the product?
Easy to set up. Server doesn't need a lot of resources.
What do you dislike about the product?
You do have to understand how IP addressing works and it may require changing the IP subnet of the host network to ensure connections from anywhere.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Allowing users to access network resources from anywhere. Doesn't matter if users are in the home office or remote office, they can always access network resources in the same manner allowing consistency andease of use.
Rock solid VPN and flexible licensing
What do you like best about the product?
OpenVPN Access Server is a rock solid VPN server. Deployment and mangement is easy. We're running it on multiple Linux distros in AWS and we never have issues. The flexible licensing model works well for our environment as well.
What do you dislike about the product?
There is nothing about OpenVPN AS that we dislike.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
OpenVPN AS is the perfect solution for us to access our numerous servers located in multiple VPC's.
Simple to use and admin
What do you like best about the product?
Simple to use, good docs, cheap to run as well
What do you dislike about the product?
Nothing really, GUI could be more robust and have troubleshooting tools built in
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
White-list access to external resources
Wonderful VPN software from the FOSS community
What do you like best about the product?
With the latest recent releases, the amount of modern integration with authentication services has been a treat. We specifically use Okta and the integration was quick and easy. Being a FOSS project and running on Linux means amazing stability and performance. With the ability to have a horizontally-scaled infrastructure and a central SQL DB makes this a great product for even larger organizations.
What do you dislike about the product?
I will say that the free license restriction of 2 simultaneous users for smaller use cases is a bit limiting. If you had 5-10 free simultaneous users with the free license, I think you'd attract more companies into the fold and they could grow into the product naturally.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
In the age of remote workers, VPNs are a must. OpenVPN is a great product that can grow from small to large user access with tons of high end customizability.
best tool for the office for secure connection
What do you like best about the product?
easily accissible and perfect stability.
What do you dislike about the product?
nothing, everything has worked perfectly in last couple years
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
since the pandemic, most employees have been working from home, so perfect tool for secure access to our infra
OpenVPN has been a rock solid VPN solution for us for years
What do you like best about the product?
We use OpenVPN Access Server as a self-hosted solution. It's easy to install, easy to maintain and easy to configure. While you can use the administrative GUI, we found that the CLI tools make it easier to manage large numbers of accounts - especially when you're managing accounts used for events like training classes or cyber competitions. It's very easy to script out the setup, teardown, and permissions assigned to hundreds of accounts using the CLI. My personal favorite feature is the CLI - it's saved us hours and time when working with hundreds of accounts over multiple events.
What do you dislike about the product?
OpenVPN Access Server doesn't really have an integrated ability to reset single user accounts. When dealing with hundreds of accounts, you will inevitably have a user lock themselves out of the interface due to failed logins. While you can set the lockout threshold to any time you'd like, it would be really nice to have a simple "unlock account" feature in the admin GUI or available through the CLI.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We use OpenVPN to provide access to virtual environments used in training classes and cyber competitions. Many of our classes have 50 or more students and our cyber competitions can have hundreds of simultaneous competitors. OpenVPN ensures we maintain positive control over our environment and ensure communications are secure.
Great VPN product
What do you like best about the product?
OpenVPN Access Server is easy to deploy and implement, has great customer support and it can be used with different OS.
What do you dislike about the product?
To be honest, there is nothing we dislike about it.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It allows people to connect from different OS smoothly.
showing 11 - 20